Reducing brassiere



June 3, 1924. I 1,496,255

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ATENT oFFicE.

REDUCING BRASSIERE.

, Application filed Getober 5, 1922. Serial No. 592,536.

T all whom it may comer n:

Be it-known that I, BLANCHE CERVELLI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reducing Brassieres, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to reducing garments and is made especially for women who are fleshy over the bust and shoulders directly behind, and also in front of the arms. It is the object of this invention to reduce this excess flesh whichis objectionable when in evening dress because of the overhanging of superfluous flesh and its resulting appearance which is embarrassing.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a garment which induces copious perspiration, thereby causing a loss of excess flesh to the wearer without any harmful effect on the health.

Further, it is an object of this invention to provide a reducing garment which may be easily adjusted to position upon the wearer Also, it is an object of this invention to provide a reducing brassiere which may be worn under an evening gown.

It is an object of this invention to provide a reducing brassiere which may be worn while engaging in all forms of athletics and allow the freedom of movement necessary.

These and other objects which might hereinafter appear are attained in the manner 35 made apparent by the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof and in which;

Fig. 1 is a rear perspective view.

Fig. 2 is a front perspective view.

3 is a development of the brassiere showing the closure means and also how the upper extensions may be folded in so that the garment may be worn as a bandeau underneath an evening gown.

45 Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures.

Referring to the drawing. 1 represents the body of the brassiere and is made of sheet rubber; 2 and 4 are substantially triangular shaped extensions of the same material which are connected by the armpit portions 3; 5 represents the shoulder straps which are made of elastic to allow perfect freedom of the arms of the wearer. The body 1 of the brassiere is hereinafter termed the bust encircling member and in use extends entirel around and completely covers and encircles the body of the wearer in the region of the bust as shown in the drawlngs.

The brassiere is constructed of one con- Y tinuous sheet of rubber without any opening at the front.

The purpose of this is to press the soft flesh of the front of the body toward the rear thus giving a smooth flat front.

The rear edges are provided with the lacing 8 and also the hooks 6 and cooperating eyes 7. In adjusting the garment on the wearer, the laces are loosened and then the brassiere placed upon the body with the opening 11 in front.

The edges adjustment may be brassiere is put on. but only in the case made before the when the wearer is able to reach the hooks and eyes at the rear.

Also the laces 8 may be omitted and the hooks and eyes or any other suitable closure means used.

Thus it will beseen that a reducing garment is provided which causes the wearer to perspire copiously by virtue of the fact that the garment snugly fits the parts to be reduced and prevents contact with the air. Viewing Figures 1 and 2 it will be seen that the extensions 4 and 5 are so shaped as to allow the garment to be worn underneath a low cut waist without being visible and yet said extensions act to reduce the soft flesh about the shoulders and arms of corpulent women.

Also by virtue of this particular arrangement of extension the bust of the wearer is not pushed upward to give.

not necessary.

This garment is particularly adapted for use by singers and women engaging in athletics because the elasticity readily permits of deep breathing as well as freedom of movement.

Because of its simplicity of structure it may be brought on the market at a price considerably lower than that of similar garments.

While I have shown and described one form of brassiere, it will be apparent that in View of this disclosure there maybe provided other forms or modifications and it is to be understood that the disclosure is intended as being illustrative of my invention and certain departures may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and it is to be understood that I do not intend to be limited to any specific or particular embodiment of the invention except as defined in the claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A reducing brassiere comprising abust encircli-ng member of elastic non-ventilative material extending entirely around and comtriangular form and having its Wide lower portion connected to the bust encircling member; 'arin pit portions connecting the front and backextensions at each side, the upper portion of'f'h'e' front and back eXtensions at each side also being connected, the flesh reducing extensions being designed to confine the flesh about the arms of the upper portions of the back and Cl16St,'tl1 adjacent edges of the extensions at the front and the adjacent edges of the extensions at the back diverging from each other toward the upper portions oi the extensions so as to leave the central upper portions'of the back and chest exposed to enable the. garment to be worn with evening or dress clothes.

In testimony'whereof. I hereunto affix my signature.

BLANCHE CERVELLI. 

